WFP
Insurance Officer P4 (Underwriting)
Rome, Italy1 May 2026
View & ApplyAdded: 9 April 2026
Experience:
- At least 8 years of post-graduate professional experience in insurance and risk management.
- Experience in reserving and solvency management for insurance entities
- Strong background in underwriting, pricing, and insurance program administration.
- Familiarity with actuarial concepts and techniques.
Language:
- Fluency (level C) in English language.
- Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language).
DESIRED EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
- Experience in pricing and reserving.
- Experience in Overall Solvency Needs and Solvency Management.
- Experience in updating and monitoring solvency capital position.
- Experience and knowledge in general commercial insurance with a specialization in wordings, claims, underwriting, pricing or brokerage.
- Experience and knowledge in risk management.
- Excellent written communication skills for policy wordings and recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence key stakeholders across and beyond the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within the Service strengthening the performance of the team
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- This is an International Professional position and is open to all nationalities.
- Mobility is and continues to be a core contractual requirement in WFP. This position is however classified as “non-rotational” which means the incumbent shall not be subject to the regular reassignment process unless the position is reclassified as rotational. The selected candidate will be employed on a fixed-term contract with a probationary period of one year. This position is open to both internal and external candidates.
- WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.
- The selected candidate will be required to relocate to Rome, Italy to take up this assignment.
